Bullying ( The Infinite Mind, vol. 273)

Bullying In this hour, we explore Bullying. Beat up during recess? Teased on the school bus? New research shows bullying has serious consequences for children on both sides of the problem. Guests include Dr. Howard Spivak, the director of the Tufts University Center for Children and the chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Violence; Dr. Susan Limber, a developmental psychologist and a researcher at the Clemson University Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life in South Carolina; John Scagliotti, the award-winning director of Oliver Button is a Star - a new film that deals with building acceptance for kids who don't fit boy/girl stereotypes; and Dr. Gary Namie, a social psychologist who, with his wife Ruth Namie, co-founded The Workplace Bullying & Trauma Institute in Bellingham, WA and co-wrote The Bully at Work: What You Can Do to Stop the Hurt and Reclaim Your Dignity On the Job.